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4.00 Credits
Western and non-Western concepts of divinity are examined. Topics include polytheism, monotheism, monism, atheism, gender, and the God(ess). Students examine their own ideas in the context of various philosophical and religious traditions. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3. Fulfills Gen. Ed. Core 4. Offered fall, spring, summer.
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4.00 Credits
This is a critical inquiry into ethical issues and the great ethical traditions. Moral theories from both Western and non-Western traditions are examined. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3. Fulfills Gen. Ed. Core 4. Offered fall and spring.
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4.00 Credits
Fundamental questions regarding a philosophical analysis of sexuality and the categories of sex/gender are introduced. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: Gen. Ed. Core 1, 2, and 3. Fulfills Gen. Ed. Core 4. Offered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
In this survey of philosophy in America from the colonial period to the present, some of the major works of significant American philosophers are read and discussed. Among the philosophers considered are Charles Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. 4 credit hours. Offered spring (even years).
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3.00 Credits
The use of the logic of propositions, classes, and relations is studied. Alternate systems and notations of two-valued logics are analyzed. Some multivalued logics are validated. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: PHIL 205 or consent of instructor. Offered spring (even years).
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3.00 Credits
Theories about the nature and possibility of ethics are discussed. Topics may include relativism, egoism, intuitionism, moral realism, the nature of the moral person, moral development, feminist ethics, the significance of evolution, and the nature of moral arguments. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: PHIL 206 or consent of department chair. Offered fall (odd years).
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3.00 Credits
The concept of knowledge and its relationship to the world of experience is investigated. Various theories of the nature of truth are presented and analyzed. Students are introduced to epistemology. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: any 200-level philosophy course. Offered spring (even years).
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3.00 Credits
The concept of evidence, types of reasoning, and standards of proof are examined. Topics include types of evidence, evaluating evidence, eyewitness claims, expert testimony and memory, appraising reasoning, and standards of proof. 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: any 200-level philosophy course or consent of department chair. Offered once annually.
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4.00 Credits
Induction and probability, causality and the laws of nature, as well as the nature of explanation and justification are covered. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Offered fall (odd years).
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3.00 Credits
Students examine social and political theories and the philosophical issues they raise concerning the origin of society and man's nature as a "political being" and "social being 3 credit hours. Offered fall.
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